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Originally Posted by megansmomma  There are more than one DNA tests that can be done. You are referring to parentage of the dog which would require a DNA sample from both the dam and sire in addition to the puppy to determine if that pair are the parents. I was referring to DNA of different breeds identification. It is a process of ruling out or including breeds in a dogs DNA which is breed specific. There are several services offered on line that require a swab of the dogs mouth and they can determine what breed DNA is found in the breed. Dog DNA Test Doggie DNA Testing and Mixed Breed Canine DNA Testing For Dogs - Dog-DNA.com
It doesn't surprise me that this can be done. Wrongly convicted people have been let out of jail with DNA testing so it would only make sense to me that someone would be offering this service. The many articles about this technology all refer to the ability to deter mine with just one sample. Now if you want to determine if specific dogs are the parents of that puppy then you would need samples from all three as in a question of parentage with an accidental breeding between multiple males. |
My vet advised me that the swab is not very accurate! She said the blood test is.